on steroids to burst into view=?

[thedaffodils]

First came the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. with his videotaped, over-the-top sermons. He didn’t just criticize the United States, but damned it. The Wright controversy was a body blow to the Obama campaign, and it hasn’t fully recovered yet.
I made a crack in a column last week that Senator Clinton, who had no discernible route to her party’s nomination, was waiting for a Rev. Wright on steroids to burst into view.

Hi!

on steroids to burst into view=? Rev. Wright would get angry suddenly? I know nothing about the function or effect of steroid.

I look forward to your help. Thanks in advance.

[Anglika]

This is a reference to those comic book characters who develop enormous strength through taking something.

Steroids, of course, are used by athletes to build muscle - they are banned substances in the athletic world.

[thedaffodils]

Anglika, thank you for your explanation.